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- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Stocking Up Can Build Customer Value
shopper is to visit the store. Bell's calculations demonstrate that profit is maximized when "stock-outs" occur a percentage of days matching the ratio between the vendor's cost and the price the customer is willing to pay. Compared to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Research Brief: Where Top-Down Tops Out
stay, and job satisfaction of staff. In the study, the researchers looked at CEOs with tenure in at least two organizations and compared the performances of hospitals with new CEOs against those that did not experience a change at the... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
HBS Reverses Policy On Grade Disclosure
in September and the other in January — resulted in the change. Because many courses for the separate groups used different cases, it was difficult to compare grades between the two, prompting the policy change. However, the two-cohort... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Ideas: Books
Case Studies in International Entrepreneurship by Walter Kuemmerle (McGraw-Hill) This collection of 29 cases based on real situations compares opportunities, financing contexts, valuation approaches, and entrepreneurial styles in the... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
The Way You See It
company he started has been in business less than 25 years. That's a relative blink of an eye compared with some of the enduring Fortune 500 powerhouses that can trace their roots back to the turn of the century - firms that helped make... View Details
- 25 Jun 2024
- News
On the Move: Alexis DePree (MBA 2007)
simple. I wake up, get ready, and head downstairs for breakfast and pre-school activities with my three kids and husband. I always start my day with a Diet Coke. Mornings are calm compared to the after school/work time when we juggle... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Cracks in the Foundation
I couldn't help but feel a sense of gloom as I read the results of the recent HBS alumni survey on US competitiveness. It revealed that alumni overwhelmingly believe the United States is losing its competitive edge, particularly when View Details
- 08 Dec 2017
- News
Harvard Business Grads Are Putting Politics Above Profits
of management practice Mitchell Weiss (MBA 2004) told the Journal. Before joining the HBS faculty, Weiss was chief of staff to former Boston Mayor Thomas Menino. Weiss notes that more than 70 students registered for his course on entrepreneurship in the public sector... View Details
Keywords: politics
- 17 Dec 2015
- News
Examining Global Workforce Management
“no-layoff” policies. In her research into how businesses are reinventing layoffs, Professor Sandra J. Sucher (MBA 1976) is examining the impact of layoffs and comparative approaches to workforce management around the world. “In the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
I Gave at the Office
are buying an item with the proceeds going to charity, or you are making a donation and receiving an item in return. We found that the former ends up being a stronger motivator than the latter, because people compare those framings to... View Details
- 18 Sep 2019
- News
Level Up
fed by some four thousand media sources that can give sports business executives an immediate idea of what platforms, products, or people are moving the industry—and which ones aren’t. “We’re helping our clients stay on top of comparative... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Developing Insight that Has Power in Practice
The commitment to research that influences pedagogy, theory, and practice is inherent to HBS’s identity. The first field study, conducted in 1911 under the School’s Bureau of Business Research, comprised a comparative examination of the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Leaning In to Gender Equity
and let opportunities for advancement pass them by—at least compared to their male peers. These observations are the real surprise thread winding through Lean In, and they have landed her in hot water with critics who prefer to pin most... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Value Added
specializing in economic issues, has examined the comparative productivity of nations and completed numerous country studies. Gupta acknowledges that he himself was anything but worldly when he received his undergraduate degree in... View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
A Safer, Smarter Future for Tech Trash
or in a way that didn't impact the health of all these children. "In Guiyu, people have about 250 times the level of lead in their blood compared to neighboring towns, and about 90 percent of the people suffer from neurological disorders.... View Details
- 16 Dec 2021
- News
A Global Alumni Response to the Pandemic
podcasts and fitness content, for all Tinder members in India. In addition to these efforts, the HBS Club of India has provided funding for a research study by the Foundation of Medical Research (FMR) in collaboration with the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Turning Point: Crossover
NBA. On the flip side, several players also went to jail. That experience in Chicago was hugely challenging but incredibly worthwhile—nothing compares to the feeling that you are making a difference in a young life. As my 40th birthday... View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
New Releases
together a stellar record of performance while building a network of mentors to support and advise them. To uncover the processes that promote the development and advancement of minority executives, Thomas and Gabarro embarked on a six-year study analyzing promotion... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
East to West
basic models,” Paine notes. “At first, the system adopted by Sumida looks comparable to a U.S. model. But when you examine how it’s implemented and the behavioral issues involved, the similarities aren’t so clear.” Ultimately, Paine says... View Details
- 12 Apr 2011
- News
Twelve Global Finalists Compete at HBS
purchasers to explore categories and products, compare brands in the same category, and browse buying guides, helping customers make an informed buying decision. vinsnap is a mobile automotive marketing company. The application organizes... View Details
Keywords: Multiple alumni